Friday, February 6, 2009

Rarely do I get excited about movies. I like movies, but I don't love them. There are just very few that I really enjoy or think are unique, or worth my two hours. I especially don't often get excited enough about a show to go to the theater to watch it. Theaters are very uncomfortable to me. They are dirty, loud, expensive, not toddler friendly and rarely will they pause the movie for me while I use the ladies room. I just prefer a movie at home. Maybe that makes me boring.

Imagine my surprise when it so happens that there are TWO movies coming out today that I am so excited to see I considered a double feature.

1. Coraline.

A stop-action film made entirely of handmade items. Amazing. I can't stop going to the website and exploring all the the little Easter eggs. I can't wait to see it and I MUST see it on the big screen so that my attention is full and the buttons enlarged so I can see every stitch.

The story looks cute, also, which is a plus. The pure uniqueness of it is what gets me.

Ever since Erin told me how funny the book (not a novel) was and how many laughs she and Claudia had reading it in the car one day, I have been a fan. I gave it to my sister and had her read the sometimes irreverent but always spot on self help book about standing up for yourself, giving up when it is time and moving on. When I saw the trailer, I knew I had to go. Alyssa's birthday was on Tuesday and so she, Tori and I are watching HJNTIY tonight. I will let you know what I think.

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I want to see Coraline too! Will it count as us going together if we go at the same time at opposite ends of the state? I think it is a dystopia (as per. my last blog post), so I want to recommend it to my students if it is. But it looks so cute in creepy way. I am also excited about movie option #2...I should probably see it this weekend becuase I won't go next weekend when everyone is out on dates with their significant others on the romantic holiday coming up.

so I think I posted comments under Beth's sign in--she had me come look on your blog updates, and I typed stuff without logging out of her name and into mine. On your house post, too. Sorry. so the stuff about flying to UT and about Adam looking downtrodden--yep, that's all me!

My kids LOVE The Nightmare Before Christmas so I've been trying to get my kids to go see Coraline with me, but I don't think it will happen and I don't know that anyone else here will be as excited about a Tim Burton movie as I am. I should just get over it and ask! Also.... if you're going to see it, find out if they have it in 3D. I could go on ALL day about Tim Burto so, I will just leave it at that. HJNTIY was good by the way. I liked it.

So since i'm not an official blogger you just gotta know it's Kimberee Kimberah! And Heather and Jamie and I did go see Coraline and H & I were a bit frightened. Not jamie the rock, tho! And enthralled! Captivated if you will, and I think you will. I never want someone to sew buttons on my eyes! I watched a bit on the "making of". Fascinating. I get bored folding laundry. I could never to that!